Quabeck Just and Unjust Wars in Shakespeare

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-030111-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 7, 269 Seiten

Reihe: Law & Literature

The concept of the just war poses one of the most important ethical questions to date. Can war ever be justified and, if so, how? When is a cause of war proportional to its costs and who must be held responsible? The monograph Just and Unjust Wars in Shakespeare demonstrates that the necessary moral evaluation of these questions is not restricted to the philosophical moral and political discourse. This analysis of Shakespeare's plays, which focuses on the histories, tragedies and Roman plays in chronological order, brings to light that the drama includes an elaborate and complex debate of the ethical issues of warfare. The plays that feature in this analysis range from Henry VI to Coriolanus and they are analysed according to the three Aquinian principles of legitimate authority, just cause and right intention. Also extending the principles of analysis to more modern notions of responsibility, proportionality and the jus in bello-presupposition, this monograph shows that just war theory constitutes a dominant theoretical approach to war in the Shakespearean canon.

Zielgruppe

Scholars (Literary Studies, Cultural Studies), Libraries, Departments

Autoren/Hrsg.

Quabeck, Franziska

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;1 Introduction;9
2;2 Just War Theory;20
2.1;2.1 Historical Development and Context;20
2.2;2.2 Contemporary Principles;37
3;3 Approaching Just War Theory in Shakespeare;44
3.1;3.1 Pacifism versus Military Realism;44
3.1.1;3.1.1 Political Responsibility;52
3.1.2;3.1.2 Realism;57
3.1.3;3.1.3 Measure for Measure;67
3.1.4;3.1.4 Richard Crookback;80
3.1.5;3.1.5 Richmond’s Just War;90
4;4 Just and Unjust Wars in Shakespeare;102
4.1;4.1 Jus ad Bellum;102
4.1.1;4.1.1 Legitimate Authority;107
4.1.2;4.1.2 Just Cause;124
4.1.3;4.1.3 Right Intention;146
4.1.4;4.1.4 The Principle of Responsibility;160
4.1.5;4.1.5 The Principle of Proportionality;179
4.2;4.2 Jus in Bello;196
4.2.1;4.2.1 Warriors;204
4.2.2;4.2.2 Just and Unjust Conduct;209
4.2.3;4.2.3 Soldiers’ Consent;223
4.2.4;4.2.4 War Crimes;229
4.2.5;4.2.5 Strategy and Morality;240
5;5 Conclusion;248
6;6 Bibliography;253
7;7 Index;269

Über Autor(innen)

Franziska Quabeck, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.

Franziska Quabeck, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.